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A Scot Pronounces Scotch Names
Brian Cox (a Scot) pronounces the names of Scotch. 😉
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Carl Sagan’s BS Defense Kit
Carl Sagan’s BS Defense Kit This is a great summary of Sagan’s BS kit. Awesome reading! I know quite a few business decisions that I’ve been involved in where one of the flawed techniques at the end of the article were leveraged. Feels icky.
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Where’s my voodoo doll?
Via Mental Floss.
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In case you think your bike handling skills are pretty good
Via AHTBM.
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Pale Blue Dot – Sagan Series
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=923jxZY2NPI You should watch the whole series, but the last one is particularly powerful. Via AHTBM.
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Big Props to Old Delhi Motorcycles!
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I might need to do this (but maybe not this epic)
Alex Chacon’s view of Alaska to Peru. OMFG
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Pocket Dump
I thought I might do a little pocket dump of some of some gadgets in current rotation. Spyderco Techno Karas Retrakt iPhone 4s Custom keyman and a 4Sevens Quark Mini on the key chain Citizen Pilot on a NATO strap Home made wallet
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Karas Retrakt Brass
I funded the Retrakt Kickstarter and got a brass one. I really like it. The heft is awesome and the Pilot G2 is the standard gel insert. My only beef was that the clip was weirdly overbuilt. So, I swapped out the clip for the one off my Embassy Pen. It’s magic. Check it out.
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New Angles Approaching
I’m going to try a new writing form on this site. I’m going to take a crack at essays, or other long-ish form scribbling. Maybe some fiction. I thought about trying to focus topics on things that I’ve already covered on this site – bikes (pedaled or motored), camping, tinkering with things – and I’m…
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